Nanni, a renowned director, is working on a musical when suddenly he has a change of heart and cancels the film on the first shooting day. He has a new idea, making a documentary about the Italian national elections, but work isn't going very fast, much to the frustration of the crew. Nanni can't stop thinking, worrying and getting excited about the birth and early days of life of his newborn son, yet is torn by his sense of obligation to make the documentary. 如果不谈政治。导演让你看到导演的生活。 故事发生在1995年的意大利，南尼（南尼·莫莱蒂 Nanni Moretti 饰）的妻子告诉他，自己的腹中有了他们两人爱情的结晶。这突如其来的命运的馈赠打了南尼一个措手不及，一时之间，恐慌、兴奋、怀疑、不安的念头将他层层包围。最终，南尼调整好了自己的心态，开始着手准备迎接这个小生命的到来，他发誓要给这个孩子创造一个世界上最完美的胎教场所。 漫长的十月过去，新生命呱呱坠地，虽然这个场景在南尼的脑海里演练了无数遍，但当它真的成为现实时，这现实和南尼的幻想还是有着很大的出入的，很快南尼就开始明白，幻想成为一个父亲，和真正成为一个父亲之间，有着多大的差别。
